Isobel Cheney

Isobel Cheney, who taught for over 40 years in Somerville schools and was a walking encyclopedia on the history of the city, died March 28, 2007 at the age of 99.
As reported in the Boston Globe, Ms. Cheney taught history and civics from 1929 well into the 1970s, including a stint in Germany through a teacher exchange program. After her retirement, she participated in historical reenactments and spent time on numerous other hobbies including traditional Hawaiian dancing and collecting antique aprons. Ms. Cheney completed Masters and Doctoral degrees in history through Calvin Coolidge College, writing her theses on the history of Somerville. The Somerville Journal posted two written tributes to Isobel Cheney by her former students in its blog.

Nice to "Meet" You!

Hi, my name is Lauren and I have lived in Boston for the past few years. I have a B.F.A. in writing, literature and publishing, I work for a literary agent, I freelance as a book/graphic designer, and for fun I collect interesting facts about Somerville.

(Did you know that Fluff was invinted in Somerville?)

Greetings

Howdy! I will also be a frequent visitor to this blog about all things Somerville. I am a recent transplant to Massachusetts and currently reside in Medford, near the Somerville line. My background is in library science, so I will be contributing research and indexing expertise to the Encyclopedia project along with a general enthusiasm for local history and interesting facts.

hello!

Welcome, Somerville afficionados, to our project blog. As a contributing editor, I'm looking forward to becoming a walking encyclopedia of Somerville. My focus areas include the city's architectural, landscape, and religious history. I'll post specific questions as they arise, but in the meantime, please feel free to direct any interesting facts on those topics to me via comments or e-mail (anna (at) encyclopediaofsomerville (dot) com).